During his presidency, Theodore Roosevelt established 150 national forests, 51 federal bird reserves, 4 national game preserves, 5 national parks, and 18 national monuments. In total, he protected approximately 230 million acres of public land. nps.gov/thro/learn/his…

“The essence of the struggle is to equalize opportunity, destroy privilege, and give to the life and citizenship of every individual the highest possible value.” - Theodore Roosevelt in Osawatomie, Kansas, #OTD in 1910 obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2011/12/0…

“I recognize the right and duty of this generation to develop and use the natural resources of our land; but I do not recognize the right to waste them, or to rob, by wasteful use, the generations that come after us." - Theodore Roosevelt, #OTD in 1910 obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2011/12/0…

“I can do one of two things. I can be President of the United States or I can control Alice Roosevelt. I cannot possibly do both.” - Theodore Roosevelt Alice is standing at the center of the family photo. nps.gov/people/alice-r… #colorized

#OTD in 1902, President Roosevelt visited Rutland, Vermont. “There is no holiday which should...make our people think more seriously of their privileges, their rights and their duties than this holiday of Labor Day.” presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/rema… #colorized

“Bragging and boasting in private life are almost always the signs of a weak man, and a nation that is strong does not need to have its public men boast or brag on its account.” - President Roosevelt in Proctor, Vermont, #OTD in 1902 presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/rema… #colorized

#OTD in 1902, President Roosevelt spoke in Westfield, Massachusetts. “We must have a high degree of education in the average citizen or we are not going to be able to solve…the problems presented to us.” presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/rema…

#OTD in 1901, Vice President Roosevelt made his “Big Stick” speech at the Minnesota State Fair. “If a man continually blusters, if he lacks civility, a big stick will not save him from trouble.” presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/rema…

“In private life there are few beings more obnoxious than the man who is always loudly boasting….It is both foolish and undignified to indulge in undue self-glorification.” - Vice President Roosevelt, #OTD in 1901 presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/rema…

#OTD in 1902, President Roosevelt’s carriage was struck by a trolley in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Secret Service agent William Craig was killed. TR suffered a leg injury that later developed an infection. blog.newspapers.library.in.gov/theodore-roose…

#OTD in 1902, President Roosevelt spoke in Dalton, Massachusetts. “Now what can the town do for you? A good deal; but not nearly as much as you can do for it, not nearly as much as you must do for yourself.” presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/rema…

Colonel Roosevelt’s Spanish-American War uniforms were custom-made for him by Brooks Brothers. He brought eleven extra pairs of eyeglasses to Cuba. nps.gov/media/photo/ga…

Theodore Roosevelt and Leonard Wood in San Antonio, Texas, 1898 #RoughRiders images.hollis.harvard.edu/primo-explore/…

In 1873, when Theodore Roosevelt was 14 years old, his family moved from his birthplace on East 20th Street to a mansion on West 57th Street, just below Central Park. Both photos are of the interior of 6 West 57th. nps.gov/thrb/learn/his…

“There were all kinds of things of which I was afraid at first, ranging from grizzly bears to “mean” horses and gun-fighters; but by acting as if I was not afraid I gradually ceased to be afraid.” - Theodore Roosevelt in his autobiography google.com/books/edition/…

“I am already an old man, and the chances are very small that I will ever again grow into touch with the people of this country to the degree that will make me useful as a leader.” - 57-year-old Theodore Roosevelt, #OTD in 1916 theodorerooseveltcenter.org/Learn-About-TR…

Russia and Japan signed the Treaty of Portsmouth #OTD in 1905. President Roosevelt was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906 for his role in mediating an end to the war. theodorerooseveltcenter.org/Learn-About-TR…

“It is an incalculable added pleasure…to know, even slightly and imperfectly, how to read and enjoy the wonder-book of nature.” - Theodore Roosevelt amnh.org/exhibitions/pe…

“Rhinoceros are truculent, blustering beasts, much the most stupid of all the dangerous game I know. Generally their attitude is one of mere stupidity and bluff.” - Theodore Roosevelt in his autobiography bartleby.com/55/2.html

“Most emphatically I am not your enemy; if I were you would know it.” - Theodore Roosevelt in a letter to the Marquis de Mores, #OTD in 1885 theodorerooseveltcenter.org/Learn-About-TR…